Question

【題目】I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had ______ friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I ______ an elderly couple.

The wife and I ______ for a long time. She told me how ______ she was about her husband who was ____ a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same ______ where the husband would be going for his operation, ______ I told her to take down my phone number and call me to let me know when he was there.

She phoned a few weeks later as ______ and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and still waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at _____. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some company(陪伴).

Weeks turned into months and it just became my ______ to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I’d bring a ______ for him to read, or some food that we would share together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the ______. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often ______ each other on holidays.

Now, ten years later, I ______ my own family. Since our parents don’t live close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly ______ to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.

【1】A. few B. some C. several D. many

【2】A. served B. loved C. met D. supported

【3】A. searched B. fought C. worked D. talked

【4】A. bored B. calm C. worried D. lucky

【5】A. giving up B. waiting for C. paying for D. turning down

【6】A. hotel B. hospital C. restaurant D. office

【7】A. so B. but C. though D. since

【8】A. required B. reviewed C. expected D. promised

【9】A. work B. school C. home D. table

【10】A. risk B. stress C. test D. habit

【11】A. book B. picture C. computer D. tape

【12】A. public B. family C. team D. group

【13】A. missed B. followed C. knew D. visited

【14】A. leave B. find C. have D. need

【15】A. nervous B. curious C. thankful D. suitable

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】C

【解析】試題分析：作者十年前到芝加哥一家醫院做研究員，遇到了一對老年夫婦。不久丈夫到醫院做手術，受到作者幾個月的悉心照顧。老人出院后，甚至作者結婚后，兩家還經常互相拜訪。這讓他有了家的溫暖，表達了作者的感恩之情。

【1】句意：由于我剛到這個地區，所以我幾乎沒有朋友，很少出去參加聚會。考查形容詞辨析題。A. few很少的（幾乎沒有），接復數名詞，表否定意義；B. some一些；C. several少有的；D. many許多的，接復數名詞。根據下文seldom went out to parties，結合句意和語境，可知幾乎沒有朋友，故選A。

【2】句意：但一個月后，我被邀請參加一個聚會，在那里我遇到了一對老夫婦。考查動詞辨析題。A. served（為……）服務；B. loved愛；C. met遇見；D. supported支持。根據句意和語境，可知ABD三項意思都與句意不合，故選C。

【3】句意：我和那位妻子談了很長時間。考查動詞辨析題。A. searched搜查；B. fought吵架；C. worked工作；D. talked談話。根據句意和語境，可知前三項意思都與句意不合，故選D。

【4】句意：她告訴我她很擔心在等待心臟手術的丈夫。考查形容詞辨析題。A. bored無聊的；B. calm平靜的；C. worried擔憂的；D. lucky幸運的。worry about擔心；根據下文her husband who was waiting for a heart operation.，結合句意和語境，可知選C。

【5】句意：她告訴我她很擔心在等待心臟手術的丈夫。考查動詞短語辨析題。A. giving up放棄；B. waiting for等待；C. paying for支付；D. turning down減少。根據句意和語境，可知ACD三個選項意思都與句意不符，故選B。

【6】句意：那時我在那位丈夫要去手術的同一家醫院做研究。考查名詞辨析題。本句是定語從句，where引導的句子做空白處的定語，根據句意和語境，可知選B。

【7】句意：所以我告訴她記下我的電話號碼，他在那里的時候打電話告訴我。考查連詞辨析題。A. so因此，表因果；B. but但是，表轉折；C. though盡管，表讓步；D. since自從，表時間。本句和上文有因果關系，是“前因后果”式，需用so連接；根據句意和語境，可知選A。

【8】句意：幾周后，她答復了我的電話，告訴我她丈夫住院了，還在等著。考查動詞辨析題。A. required要求；B. reviewed回顧；C. expected期待；D. promised承諾/答應。根據句意和語境，可知ABC三項意思都與句意不合，故選D。

【9】句意：我告訴她我上班的時候每天都去看看他。考查名詞辨析題。be at work工作中；根據句意和語境，可知選A。

【10】句意：幾個星期變成了幾個月，我習慣于看到他們并記錄事情進展情況。考查名詞辨析題。A. risk任務；B. stress壓力；C. test測試；D. habit習慣，習性。根據句意和語境，可知前三個選項意思都與語境不符，故選D。

【11】句意：有時我會帶一本書給他看。考查名詞辨析題。根據下文to read，可知選A。

【12】句意：隨著時間的流逝，我似乎成為了家庭的一分子。考查名詞辨析題。A. public社會/公眾；B. family家庭；C. team小組；D. group團隊。根據下文ten years later, I have my own family.，結合句意和語境，可知family符合句意，故選B。

【13】句意：甚至丈夫從醫院回家后，我們仍然經常在假日里互相拜訪。考查動詞辨析題。A. missed想念；B. followed跟隨；C. knew知道；D. visited拜訪。根據句意和語境，可知ABC三項意思都與句意和語境不合，故選D。

【14】句意：十年后，我有了自己的家。考查動詞辨析題。A. leave離開；B. find發現；C. have擁有；D. need需要。根據句意和語境，可知have最合句意，故選C。

【15】句意：我和我的妻子經常真心感謝有這對夫婦作為我們當地的父母！考查形容詞辨析題。A. nervous緊張的；B. curious好奇的；C. thankful感恩的；D. suitable合適的。根據文意，作者表達的是對家的眷念，結合句意和語境，可知作者滿懷感恩之心，故選C。